Jeanne d’Albret (Joan III of Navarre, l. 1528-1572) was Queen of Navarre, daughter of Marguerite de Navarre (l. 1492-1549) and niece of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. 1515-1547). She is best known for leading the Huguenots (French Protestants) in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) and as mother of King Henry IV of France.
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1528 - 1572Life of Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre, writer, and Protestant leader.
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1541 - 1545Jeanne d'Albret is married to Duke Wilhelm of Cleves. The marriage is annulled in 1545, never consumated.
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1548Jeanne d'Albret is married to Antoine de Bourbon.
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1555Jeanne d'Albret's father dies and she becomes Queen of Navarre.
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1560Jeanne d'Albret openly declares herself a Protestant and bans Catholic worship, clergy, and practice from Navarre.
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1562Jeanne d'Albret flees Paris for Navarre; Antoine de Bourbon orders her arrest; Antoine dies at Rouen.
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1563Jeanne d'Albret helps negotiate the peace of the first conflict in the French Wars of Religion.
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1568 - 1570Jeanne d'Albret is the spiritual, financial, and practical leader of the Protestant faction in the third conflict of the French Wars of Religion.
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1570Jeanne d'Albret helps negotiate the peace of the third conflict in the French Wars of Religion.
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1572Jeanne d'Albret dies of natural causes at Paris.
